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marshallandcartersmo
07-13-2008, 10:04 AM
Are they even called camcorders anymore?? :rotfl: The one I have now is so old, it's HUGE. I'd like a SMALL one, basically to take on family trips and film DS's when they have cute programs at school. I just got a new small digital camera for Mothers Day, so I don't need it to be able to take pictures.

Really, don't need bells and whistles just need it to take clear videos of my kids. A good zoom would be nice too. And not expensive. :thumbsup2

Is that too much to ask!?!?!?
My2Girls66
07-13-2008, 11:17 AM
We have a small Sony- HC-20 and a small Canon. Both use mini-dv tapes and both do an excellent job. The Canon I think we paid around $250, the Sony was more but this was 4 years ago. They've come down quite a bit in price since then.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0400000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~cabcat0403000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~f398%7C%7C536f6e79~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d 653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~ncabcat0403005%23%230% 23%232&list=y&nrp=15&usc=abcat0400000&sc=abCameraCamcorderSP

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0400000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~cabcat0403000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~f398%7C%7C43616e6f6e~~q70726f63657373696e677469 6d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~ncabcat0403005%23%23 0%23%234&list=y&nrp=15&usc=abcat0400000&sc=abCameraCamcorderSP
marshallandcartersmo
07-14-2008, 02:23 PM
We have a small Sony- HC-20 and a small Canon. Both use mini-dv tapes and both do an excellent job. The Canon I think we paid around $250, the Sony was more but this was 4 years ago. They've come down quite a bit in price since then.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0400000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~cabcat0403000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~f398%7C%7C536f6e79~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d 653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~ncabcat0403005%23%230% 23%232&list=y&nrp=15&usc=abcat0400000&sc=abCameraCamcorderSP

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0400000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~cabcat0403000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~f398%7C%7C43616e6f6e~~q70726f63657373696e677469 6d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~ncabcat0403005%23%23 0%23%234&list=y&nrp=15&usc=abcat0400000&sc=abCameraCamcorderSP


Thanks for the reply! That about the amount I'm looking to spend too......